UT-Battelle contract for ORNL may be extended

UT-Battelle could get an extension of its contract to manage and operate the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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UT-Battelle could get an extension of its contract to manage and operate the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, R-Third District, made the announcement Thursday afternoon at the East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC) offices in Oak Ridge, following a special recognition ceremony for famed Oak Ridge photographer Ed Westcott.

More information on this story in Friday's print edition of The Oak Ridger.